Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that alfalfa sprouts are linked to a current E. coli and salmonella outbreak. The agency has tied several food-borne illness cases to the consumption of alfalfa sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands, also urging Americans who have purchased t

Fifty-five people, mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, have been sickened by alfalfa sprouts contaminated with E. coli and salmonella, officials say.

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is aware of 55 cases nationally, including four people who have been hospitalized

Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say  Toronto Star

Alfalfa sprouts are being linked to illnesses affecting several people in Minnesota and Illinois. CBS News' Dr. Céline Gounder has more.

It has been a summer of foodborne illnesses for Americans as now more than 40 people have been sickened by a Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts sold in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

At least 41 people have been sickened in a Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to sprouts in Minnesota and Wisconsin, health officials in the two states said.

Health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts that have been linked to an unusual outbreak involving different disease-causing bacteria.

At least 41 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin have been sickened, with 3 hospitalized, after eating alfalfa sprouts sold under 2 brand names

Alfalfa sprouts linked to food poisoning illnesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin  AP News

Twenty-three E. coli and salmonella illnesses in Minnesota were linked to produce grown by Everything Sprouts and sold under the Calco and Everything Sprouts brands.

One person has died and more than two hundred people have fallen ill amid the outbreak of salmonella food poisoning across the UK.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned households to check their eggs for the British Lion symbol and an eight-digit code after a salmonella outbreak